Wearable monitor detects stress hormone levels across a full 24-hour day

byUniversity of BirminghamThe U-RHYTHM device is worn in a comfortable band placed around the hips. The position of the microdialysis membrane, which is placed superficially in the skin. Credit:

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Wearable monitor detects stress hormone levels across a full 24-hour day

byUniversity of BirminghamThe U-RHYTHM device is worn in a comfortable band placed around the hips. The position of the microdialysis membrane, which is placed superficially in the skin. Credit:

Updated on:January 24,2024 19

Single 'smart' insulin injection regulates glucose levels in mice and minipigs up to one week

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressDually glucose-responsive complex for insulin delivery. Schematic of complex formation and insulin release with dual glucose-responsive mechanisms. The negatively charged

Updated on: March 14,2024 8

Single 'smart' insulin injection regulates glucose levels in mice and minipigs up to one week

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressDually glucose-responsive complex for insulin delivery. Schematic of complex formation and insulin release with dual glucose-responsive mechanisms. The negatively charged

Updated on:March 14,2024 8

Understanding how hormones influence anemia

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNorthwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered how peptides produced by bones during inflammation prevent anemia in mic

Updated on: February 05,2024 21

Understanding how hormones influence anemia

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNorthwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered how peptides produced by bones during inflammation prevent anemia in mic

Updated on:February 05,2024 21

Reducing stress on T cells makes them better cancer fighters

bySalk InstituteExhausted killer T cells with higher expression of the noradrenaline receptor ADRB1 (cyan) surround sympathetic nerves (yellow) in a virally infected spleen. Killer T cells witho

Updated on: January 20,2024 14

Reducing stress on T cells makes them better cancer fighters

bySalk InstituteExhausted killer T cells with higher expression of the noradrenaline receptor ADRB1 (cyan) surround sympathetic nerves (yellow) in a virally infected spleen. Killer T cells witho

Updated on:January 20,2024 14

Letting go of extra weight to control sleeping sickness

byInstituto de Medicina MolecularProtective effect of adipocyte lipolysis in murine T. brucei infection. Graphical representation of the effects of ATGL-dependent lipolysis. ATGL activity promot

Updated on: January 17,2024 10

Letting go of extra weight to control sleeping sickness

byInstituto de Medicina MolecularProtective effect of adipocyte lipolysis in murine T. brucei infection. Graphical representation of the effects of ATGL-dependent lipolysis. ATGL activity promot

Updated on:January 17,2024 10

Bariatric surgery reverses low testosterone levels in male teens with obesity

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBariatric surgery not only treats obesity and reverses Type 2 diabetes, but a new study now shows

Updated on: February 05,2024 19

Bariatric surgery reverses low testosterone levels in male teens with obesity

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBariatric surgery not only treats obesity and reverses Type 2 diabetes, but a new study now shows

Updated on:February 05,2024 19

Study shows obese flies live longer on a diet at any age

byUniversity of ConnecticutDrosophila. Credit: WikipediaOld, obese flies get healthier and live longer if put on a diet, University of Connecticut researchers reporton Dec. 8 inPNAS.

Updated on: January 17,2024 10

Study shows obese flies live longer on a diet at any age

byUniversity of ConnecticutDrosophila. Credit: WikipediaOld, obese flies get healthier and live longer if put on a diet, University of Connecticut researchers reporton Dec. 8 inPNAS.

Updated on:January 17,2024 10

Decreasing sedentary time in class found to reduce obesity in children

by University College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIntroducing more movement into lessons led to an 8% reduction in children's waist-to-height ratio, according to new research from

Updated on: March 13,2024 9

Decreasing sedentary time in class found to reduce obesity in children

by University College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIntroducing more movement into lessons led to an 8% reduction in children's waist-to-height ratio, according to new research from

Updated on:March 13,2024 9

New study shows 1 in 5 'healthy' individuals actually have the metabolism of a prediabetic

by Klick Applied SciencesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists at Klick Labs have developed a new way to catch the earliest signs the human body is failing to control blood glucose levels before

Updated on: February 21,2024 5

New study shows 1 in 5 'healthy' individuals actually have the metabolism of a prediabetic

by Klick Applied SciencesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists at Klick Labs have developed a new way to catch the earliest signs the human body is failing to control blood glucose levels before

Updated on:February 21,2024 5

Mom's dietary fat rewires male and female brains differently

by Duke UniversityA microglia (in magenta) from a male mouse born to a mom on a high-fat diet, which sequesters more brain serotonin (in green) than males with mom’s eating a typical lab diet. Th

Updated on: February 21,2024 10

Mom's dietary fat rewires male and female brains differently

by Duke UniversityA microglia (in magenta) from a male mouse born to a mom on a high-fat diet, which sequesters more brain serotonin (in green) than males with mom’s eating a typical lab diet. Th

Updated on:February 21,2024 10

Study suggests over half of women with gestational diabetes in UK are undiagnosed

Study suggests over half of women with gestational diabetes in UK are undiagnosedbyUniversity of LeicesterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearch investigating testing methods for gestational

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Study suggests over half of women with gestational diabetes in UK are undiagnosed

Study suggests over half of women with gestational diabetes in UK are undiagnosedbyUniversity of LeicesterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearch investigating testing methods for gestational

Updated on:January 07,2025 0

Parathyroidectomy no better for mild primary hyperparathyroidism

For patients with mild primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), outcomes at 10 years do not differ for parathyroidectomy (PTX) compared with observation without intervention (OBS), according to a study pub

Updated on: February 03,2024 19

Parathyroidectomy no better for mild primary hyperparathyroidism

For patients with mild primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), outcomes at 10 years do not differ for parathyroidectomy (PTX) compared with observation without intervention (OBS), according to a study pub

Updated on:February 03,2024 19